You know you drive a Mk1 when.....

[jonnosuzie]

When you drive it, you just cant help but grin!

[gldgti]

When you have to take one for a drive, because you feel depressed about cutting one up for parts

[Ducky]

You know you drive a MK1 when you rip the sump plug out of the sump on a bitumen back road cause the suspension is stuffed. At least the smell of engine oil on the exhaust saved the motor.

[GRN_VAGN]

When you continuously, and unnoticeably drive around using only your low beams in your daily because they're the Golfs equivalents of high beams! (If you're lucky haha)

Relay mod and 55/60w globes help this

[mikinoz]

Relay mod and 55/60w globes help this

I went to 90/100W globes - they are steel and glass - no melting going to happen there!

[Lima]

When your brother-in-law rings up and says, "How much do you want to spend?"

[Glynn.]

When there's more oil on your garage floor than in your sump

[ByronRichesMk1]

I went to 90/100W globes - they are steel and glass - no melting going to happen there!

I'll add it to the list of parts i've got stockpiling haha. Already filled my wardrobe and half the garage.
Who needs clothes?

[GRN_VAGN]

I went to 90/100W globes - they are steel and glass - no melting going to happen there!

Did you relay them? if not you most likely drawing too much power through the stock wiring. But all the best

[mikinoz]

Did you relay them? if not you most likely drawing too much power through the stock wiring. But all the best

Of course! OEM wiring would be a fuse with 100w globes!

[mikinoz]

When your brother-in-law rings up and says, "How much do you want to spend?"

Hahaha!

When the registration plates have spent more time on the fridge than on the car since it was registered!

[mikinoz]

When your wheels don't clear your calipers without the assistance of spacers.

[GLDoldcoot]

you know you drive a mk1 gld when you put a couple of bikes on the roof racks and you cant accelerate over 80kph

[Glynn.]

Hahah buying roof rack this week fOr carrying around a couple
Bikes, will report back after

[Dubstein]

When all your younger relatives tell you it's 'Mr Beans car!'